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Matlatzinca
San Francisco Matlatzinca
pjiekak'joo
Native to Mexico
Region State of Mexico
Ethnicity Matlatzinca
Native speakers 1,200  (2020 census)
Language family
Oto-Manguean

Matlatzinca, or more specifically San Francisco Matlatzinca, is a moribund Oto-Manguean language of Central Mexico. The name of the language in the language itself is pjiekak'joo.

In 2020 Matlatzinca was spoken by around 1,200 persons. At any one time, about half the population is in the village of San Francisco Oxtotilpan and half away in Mexico City.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Idioma matlatzinca para niños

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